James H. Welin

James Henry Welin, putted out and replaced the pin on his last hole Wednesday, April 07, 2010 in Oklahoma City. Services will be held at Baggerley Funeral Home, 930 S. Broadway Ave. in Edmond, Oklahoma on Saturday, April 10 at 2:00PM. Jim (aka “Toad”) was born in Boone, Iowa on January 19, 1926, to Maerie and Harold Welin. Jim attended Franklin grade school, Boone Jr. High, and Boone High School. After high school Jim attended the University of Dubuque and enlisted in the Navy V5 Program. After fifteen months he returned to Iowa and was recruited to play football at the University of Nevada at Reno where he graduated with a degree in economics in 1948 and went to work for Gulf Oil Corporation as a scout. Jim married Mary Stafford in 1951 and was soon drafted and assigned to the 44th Infantry Division where he served with distinction in Korea as a forward observer for the field artillery. He was awarded the silver star for gallantry in action and the bronze star for his knowledge of infantry tactics in repelling the enemy. After returning from Korea, Jim concentrated on raising his family of four children and his career in the oil patch. He retired from Gulf in 1972 as a District Landman in Oklahoma City and began his second career as the Land Manager for Ferguson Oil and Gas. Jim had a very long and active career in the Oklahoma oil industry and was a past president of the Oklahoma City Landman’s Association. After Mary’s death in 1979 Jim married Gayle Campbell in Palm Springs in 1982. Jim was always a gentleman. He is survived by a large loving family that will remember him every day of their lives and miss him dearly, and is the best Dad and Grandpa ever. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Parkinson's Association or the Integris Hospice House.

Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Park Funeral Home, Oklahoma City, OK.